Bhopalgarh is a town located in the Jodhpur District of Rajasthan state in western India.[1] It is a City[2] and headquarters of the Bhopalgarh tehsil. Bhopalgarh Fort is the centre of attraction in the town. It is located in the Thar Desert, 90 km by road northeast of the city of Jodhpur, and 76 km by road west of Merta City in Nagaur District. Some of the villages which come under Bhopalgarh town are Kumbhara, Bagoriya, Kuri, Tambariya and Heradeshar.
Bhopalgarh
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  Bhopalgarh Location in Rajasthan, India  Bhopalgarh Bhopalgarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°39′17″N 73°29′45″E / 26.65472°N 73.49583°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jodhpur |
| Tehsil | Bhopalgarh |
| Founded by | Bhopal Singh |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 19,078 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 342603 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-19 |
Demographics
editIn the 2001 India census, the town of Bhopalgarh had a population of 19,078. Males constituted 9,907 (51.9%) of the population and females 9,171 (48.1%), for a gender ratio of 926 females per thousand males.[3][4]
Villages
editReferences
edit- ^ 2001 Census Village code for Bhopalgarh = 01950000, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Rajasthan" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 388. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011.
- ^ 2011 Village Panchayat Code for Bhopalgarh = 35654, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Rajasthan: Jodhpur: Bhopalgarh: Bhopalgarh". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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